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The computer that got us to the Moon - 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 1, Ep 5 - BBC World Service

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The computer that got us to the Moon during Apollo 11. It was the size of a briefcase, and there had never been anything like it. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM This is the story of the world’s first digital portable general purpose computer, which, through the work of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, helped give rise to the digital age. Presented by: Kevin Fong Starring: Ramon Alonso Elaine Denniston Charlie Duke Don Eyles Eldon Hall Margaret Hamilton Dan Lickly Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music. Listen to the podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p083t547 Watch Season 1 of 13 Minutes to the Moon here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4f0xYPhOk0wIASOYE8-1Wbz Watch Season 2 of 13 Minutes to the Moon here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4daEaUX-8ZJHv40rGAINzFy ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService

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